Medi Gmbh & Co Kg

Ossur Iceland Ehf

Christof Kurth

Werner Kranner

Volker Nissels

Foot prosthesis, comprising an upper part, and a lower part that is placed on the ground when walking, wherein the upper part and the lower part are connected to each other via an elastic damping element arranged in the heel area, and the upper part and the lower part, forming a spring, extend one above the other and spaced apart from each other into the area of the forefoot, wherein at least one filling piece () is inserted between the upper part () and the lower part () in the area between the damping element () and the forefoot (), which filling piece () increases the flexural stiffness of the upper and lower part coupled via the filling piece during walking.

Foot prosthesis

The invention relates to a limb stump receiving sleeve () comprising an integrated locking device for locking a limb by sealing a distal region of the interior of the stump receiving sleeve in relation to the limb and the surrounding atmosphere, a functional element () of the device being integrated into the inner face of the receiving sleeve and a sealing element () that extends inwards being reversibly attachable to the functional element in a positive fit, preventing air from flowing in behind said element.

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Heinersreuth, Germany

Christof Kurth